Promotion For Foley As Mick Galwey Joins Munster Management Team

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Monday, 09 August 2010 08:26

Written by Stephen Davis

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Munster have shaken up their back room staff and brought in one of their legendary former players, Mick Galwey, to join the team's senior management.

The 43-year-old Galwey led Munster to Celtic League glory in 2003 and was also their captain in their first two appearances in the Heineken Cup finals of 2000 and 2002. Now he is back at the helm at Thomond Park as the Munster Squad Advisor.

He will join forces with Munster's Coaching Director, Tony McGahan, and Team Manger, Shaun Payne, and is one of a number of new appointments for the 2009/10 season made by the Irish province.

Another former skipper, and the man who finally lifted the Heineken Cup for Munster in 2006, Anthony Foley, has had his coaching role considerably enhanced. Formerly a Technical Advisor, he assumes the role of Assistant Coach with additional responsibility for Defence, while maintaining his f unction as Head Coach to the Munster side competing in the British & Irish Cup.

Current part-time scrum adviser, Paul McCarthy, who featured on the Munster side that famously defeated Australia in Musgrave Park in 1992, has been made full time Scrum Coach, working alongside Laurie Fisher and Foley. He will also be responsible for identifying and developing front row talent to feed into the Munster professional set-up.

Other appointments will see Erins Owen/Mallow GAA clubman, Colm Coakley, join Galwey in the Senior Management set-up and as Squad Physiotherapist.